Congratulations to Damon Galgut, who is shortlisted for the #2021BookerPrize with ‘The Promise’ Judge @ChigozieObiomaAuthor says: ‘'The Promise' is an expansive family novel that explores the interconnected relationships between members of one family through the sequential lens of multiple funerals. Death assumes here both a closing but also an opening into lives lived. It is an unusual narrative style that balances Faulknerian exuberance with Nabokovian precision, pushes boundaries, and is a testament to the flourishing of the novel in the 21st century. In 'The Promise', Damon Galgut makes a strong, unambiguous, commentary on the history of South Africa and of humanity itself that can best be summed up in the question: does true justice exist in this world? The novel’s way of tackling this question is what makes it an accomplishment and truly deserving of its place on the shortlist.’ #BookerPrize #ThePromise @ChattoBooks @VINTAGEBooks @penguinrandomhouse